Coming back home after the sun rises: Returnee entrepreneurs and growth of high tech industries

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 391-407

  Kenney, Martin ^a,b   Breznitz, Dan ^c   Murphree, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; High skilled immigrants; Innovation; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION;

BRAIN DRAIN; DEVELOPING NATIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ECONOMIC SUCCESS; ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HIGH SKILLED IMMIGRANTS; HIGH TECH INDUSTRY; ICT INDUSTRIES; INITIAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL INFORMATION; POLICY MAKERS; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84874773155     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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